Bree Despain, The Dark Divine
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"Jude was good. But he let his fear and jealousy get to him." Daniel shrugged. "'Fear leads toanger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to the dark side."
"We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it—because we need it."
"But why is it so hard to forgive?' Mrs. Conners asked.'Pride,' Dad said. 'This person has already wronged you in some way, and now you are the one who has to swallow your pride, give something up, in order to forgive him."
"You know some religious scholars believe that when faced with overwhelming temptation you should commit a small sin just to relieve the pressure a bit."
"Some people are desperate because they don't know how to ask for His grace."
"We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need itwe need it."
"The problem with promises is that you've made one, it's bound to be broken."
"Remember Grace, if you let anger into your heart, it will push out your ability to love."
"My inner wolf seeks to destroy the one I love for reasons of self-preservation. For the only cure to free my soul is to be killed, in an act of true love, by the one who loves me most.."
"Blood fills my mouth. Fire sears my veins. I choke back a howl. The silver knife slips--thechoice is mine.I am death or life. I am salvation or destruction. Angel or demon.I am grace.I plunge in the knife.This is my sacrifice--I am the monster."
"You should get out of here. Have a good life."
"There are a lot of bad things out there. Things the Hounds of Heaven werecreated to destroy." He trailed his finger down the side of my face. "I can't be the hero you wantme to be--at least not in that way. But you can, Grace. You don't have to become one of the darkones. You can fight it. You can turn this curse into a blessing. You can become the hero. Youcan become truly divine."